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Employers, recruiters and students at the Wisconsin Private Colleges Career Consortium (WIPCCC) Career Expo at 3rd Street Market Hall. Milwaukee WI. February 19, 2025.
MATC students shuttled to a career fair
(From left to right) Steve Williams and William Musoke, MATC student members of Men of Color Initiative (MOCI) and the Black Student Union (BSU).
MATC student leaders share their thoughts on Black History Month
Keynote speaker and author of “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome,” Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy at MATCs National Day of Racial Healing.
MATC honors Dr. Joy Angela DeGruy at Racial Healing event
MATC students, faculty and community members attending the kickoff of the Student Leadership series. February 12,2025.
Community leaders engage students at MATC Student Leadership Series
Graphic created by MATC Times Managing Editor Warren murphy
Tax help for MATC students
Coach Arom Murrell talks strategy with the Women’s Basketball team. Photo courtesy of Time Evans, MATC Marketing & Communications. (This photo was not taken at the Play4Kay game.)
Raising awareness: MATC basketball teams join national Play4Kay movement
Freshman Stormers Guard, Makayla Carney vs the Kankakee Cavaliers on February 13, 2025.
Stormers Women’s Basketball battles Kankakee Community College 
President Dr. Anthony Cruz and Teagan Cole, a freshman volleyball player, smiling after playing a game of pickleball at the new courts at the Downtown Campus gymnasium.
Get your paddles ready: Pickleball hits MATC’s Downtown Campus
MATC’s Women’s Basketball Coach Arom Murrell has been the head coach since 2022.
Stormers Women’s Basketball: New Year, good players, great leadership
MATC athletes, local dignitaries and others pose at a news conference announcing a new shared-use athletic facility near the Downtown Campus. MATC has signed a lease agreement to build the new facility. The (yet to be named) facility is being co-developed and co-owned by the Milwaukee Bucks and J. Jeffers & Co.
Excited Stormers athletes: MATC signs lease agreement to build new athletic training facility in Deer District
Graphic created by Emma Turk
Infinity & not beyond
Illustration by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters
Photo courtesy of Mark Frohna.
The work of Milwaukee artist Anja Sieger: Paper, props, spoken poetry and performance art
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes! by Autumn Melody (Sultan), MATC Times Magna Illustrator
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes!
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 6
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-3
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-2
Illustration by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes! by Autumn Melody (Sultan), MATC Times Magna Illustrator
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes!
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2
Kung Fu Critters, Ready, Fight 1 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 1
Darnell Bonner, an MATC Times writer, is writing a book about his life story.
Despite my Barriers, I Still Strive to Thrive
Class photo of nursing students and instructors in H-336 .
MATC’s nursing program legacy at MATC
Live in the moment!- MATC student Tatiana Lugo dances in the hallways in her traditional cultural attire
Celebrating Ethnicities at MATC
Dream Lab has a cool vibe for nocturnal creatures to study or create in. It’s located on 738 S. 3rd St. in Milwaukee. You can get treats and eats to keep going into the late-night hours.
Dream Lab: A cool place for MATC students to study
MATC Instructor Kashena Armon leads the Milwaukee band Shuga Blu.
Music appreciation: Meet MATC music instructor and bandleader of Shuga Blu Kashena Armon
MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz begins his speech by taking a selfie with the graduates and instructors in the crowd during MATC’s Winter Commencement, December 14, 2024. Milwaukee, WI
Congratulations MATC 2024 Fall Graduates!
Excitement abounds for students receiving their diplomas at MATC's GED/HSED ceremony on December 17.
Nearly 300 students receive their GED/HSED diplomas at MATC ceremony
M-Cubed participants (from left to right) Noah Barry-Kessler, Paul Maynard, Jonathan Evans, Zyair Buckner
M-Cubed: Bridging futures, forging paths
The Fiserv was packed at Sunday's Commencement with MATC students, family and friends.
Congratulations Class of 2024
Excited MATC Nursing students pose for a photo.
Celebration and smiles as students prepare to enter the nursing profession
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas – Is the freshman 15 a myth or reality?
To achieve a healthy diet, you’ll need to do some planning and research. Photo Illustration provided by Cierra Pleshette Wilson.
Make your New Year’s resolutions meaningful and stress-free to benefit your mental health
MATC Times Writer Faith Jenkins has money on his mind.
Quick tips to save your money
Students stand in line to register for classes.
Now is the time to ‘Get your stuff together’ for registration
Graphic created by Warren Murphy, Times Managing Editor
100,000 people die from diabetes in the U.S. every year, but progress has been made
Employers, recruiters and students at the Wisconsin Private Colleges Career Consortium (WIPCCC) Career Expo at 3rd Street Market Hall. Milwaukee WI. February 19, 2025.
MATC students shuttled to a career fair
A CNC instructor listens to the hardships one of the women had to go through in the trade industry during the Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathways Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.
Women in the trades and interested in the trades gather to learn what MATC has to offer
Keynote Speaker Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu smiles with gratitude as Dr. Sadique Isahaku introduces her during MATC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.
MATC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration focuses on building a beloved community at MATC
Chinese Lunar New Year participants wearing traditional dress
Chinese Lunar New Year: Decorations, family & fun
A group photo with Olaf at the Oak Creek campus on December 7, 2024
Festive, family-friendly winter celebration at MATC’s Oak Creek campus
Graphic from MATC's The Week Ahead electronic newsletter
Fall Career Fair: Oak Creek Campus
A new Career Closet will be filled with professional clothing that MATC students can wear to interviews. The new space is part of the updates to the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at the Downtown Campus.
Student Career Closet: Opening soon
Image provided by the CareerHub
Career Corner: Navigating ‘transfer in’ options at MATC
There are many networking opportunities at MATC. This is an Employer Appreciation Breakfast for M-Cubed, a partnership with MPS, MATC and UWM. The event was held to thank employers and organizations for creating work-based learning experiences for students in Milwaukee.
Career Corner: The importance of building career connections both now and in the future
This graphic is from CareerHub.
Career Corner: Planning for a career-ready semester
To achieve a healthy diet, you’ll need to do some planning and research. Photo Illustration provided by Cierra Pleshette Wilson.
Make your New Year’s resolutions meaningful and stress-free to benefit your mental health
AI generated graphic as directed by Zanaia Joshua
Domestic Violence Awareness: Every minute, an average of 20 people are abused
Zombie Bites
Zombie Bites
The Stormers Baseball team huddles up before a game in the Spring 2024 semester.
Everyone huddle up: Let’s talk Mental Health
An MATC student squeezes a stress ball to relieve some of his stress.
Stress management tips
Baking and Pastry students' gingerbread houses on display at the Milwaukee Public Market. December 11, 2024.
MATC’s Parade of Gingerbread Houses competition
A new look at the MATC Downtown Food Pantry in S215!
Downtown Food Pantry revamped and restocked
Renovations continue in the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at MATC's Downtown Campus.
The SRC (Student Resource Center): A lifeline for students
Monique, a Culinary Arts student drizzles frosting over cherry-filled donuts.
Culinary Arts students serve Downtown Food Pantry guests
S215 is under renovation to create a more grocery-store feel to the Downtown Food Pantry.
Downtown Campus Food Pantry: Demand drives expansion
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
MATC student move-in day
MATC student move-in day
On Campus Housing
Student Legal Clinic
Don’t rent trouble
Graphic created by Warren Murphy, Managing Editor
The future of money: We all want to know!
Super Smash Brothers Graphic created by Emma Turk
Super Smash Brothers – A dinner party by any other name
Make academic goals part of your 2025 New Years Resolutions
Setting academic goals for the new semester
Dr. M.L.K. Dr. street sign in front of the Eliminating Racism, Empowering women (YWCA) in Milwaukee WI. December 20, 2024
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr’s full legacy
Graphic created by Emma Turk
Christmas traditions: Super Mario Galaxy and facing the oblivion
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Employers, recruiters and students at the Wisconsin Private Colleges Career Consortium (WIPCCC) Career Expo at 3rd Street Market Hall. Milwaukee WI. February 19, 2025.

MATC students shuttled to a career fair

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photography Editor
February 19, 2025
(From left to right) Steve Williams and William Musoke, MATC student members of Men of Color Initiative (MOCI) and the Black Student Union (BSU).

MATC student leaders share their thoughts on Black History Month

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photography Editor
February 18, 2025
Darnell Bonner, an MATC Times writer, is writing a book about his life story.

[Photo] Despite my Barriers, I Still Strive to Thrive

by Darnell Bonner, Times Contributor
February 20, 2025
Class photo of nursing students and instructors in H-336 .

[Photo] MATC’s nursing program legacy at MATC

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2025
An attendee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee wearing a hat that shows his support for Trump on the back. July 18, 2024. Milwaukee, WI

Highlights from President Donald Trump’s 2025 Inauguration Speech

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photography Editor
January 21, 2025
A CNC instructor listens to the hardships one of the women had to go through in the trade industry during the Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathways Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

Women in the trades and interested in the trades gather to learn what MATC has to offer

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photography Editor
January 16, 2025
Recognition pamphlets of the women graduates’ in trades were passed out to prospective students during the Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathway’s Dean, Becky Alsup-Kingery gives words of encouragement to the prospective students during the Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

The back of a prospective students’ shirt reads “trades women” while sitting in the Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathway’s Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

A welding instructor shares her experience and journey as a woman in the trades during the Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathway’s Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

A prospective student and her child sit in during the Manufacturing, Construction & Transportation (MCT) Pathway’s Labor Ladies welcoming on January 15, 2025.

Spoken Word Artist Brit Nicole performs “Chosen” during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.

MATC’s staff and faculty pose for a picture with Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.

Keynote Speaker Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu speaks passionately about the gift of humanity during MATC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.

Keynote Speaker Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu smiles with gratitude as Dr. Sadique Isahaku introduces her during MATC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.

[Photo] MATC's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration focuses on building a beloved community at MATC

January 16, 2025
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson speaks during MATC’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration on January 15, 2025.

Dr. M.L.K. Dr. street sign in front of the Eliminating Racism, Empowering women (YWCA) in Milwaukee WI. December 20, 2024

[Photo] Remembering Martin Luther King Jr’s full legacy

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
January 13, 2025
Downtown Campus 1st shift Facilities staff members (back row, left to right): Jeff Davis, David Sherrill (Director), Mike Clay (Manager), Dean Zimmerman, Alvin Ray, Clifford Watson, (front row, left to right): Jerry Key, Edna Prochaska, Irene Nimmer, Dorinda Clark, Michael Clinton. Names of those who aren't in the picture: Angela Kyles, Dewayne Lee, Quentin Trice, Joe Hines, Derrow Hynes, Forshe Vushn, Robert Insram, Sheryl Lawson, David Mahnke, Yoshiko Janzen, Jame Binseheimer.

[Photo] Grateful for MATC staff who keep classrooms clean and well-designed spaces

November 22, 2024
We’re thankful for librarians like Catherine Adedokun at MATC’s Downtown Campus.

Downtown Campus 2nd shift Facilities staff members; Ed Winters (Supervisor), Ray Hemphil, Mary Boyce, Dawn Sanders, Fred Harris, Demetryus McHenry, Frank Grant, Thamas Stevens, Donna Rankins, Antwan (Snoop) Clark, Loretta Monette, Tiffany Goggin, Yolanda Pollard, Steve Brooks, and Flamin Abdullah.

Downtown Campus 1st shift Facilities staff members (back row, left to right): Jeff Davis, David Sherrill (Director), Mike Clay (Manager), Dean Zimmerman, Alvin Ray, Clifford Watson, (front row, left to right): Jerry Key, Edna Prochaska, Irene Nimmer, Dorinda Clark, Michael Clinton. Names of those who aren't in the picture: Angela Kyles, Dewayne Lee, Quentin Trice, Joe Hines, Derrow Hynes, Forshe Vushn, Robert Insram, Sheryl Lawson, David Mahnke, Yoshiko Janzen, Jame Binseheimer.

Downtown Campus Construction staff members: (Left to right around the table) Rick Ahl-Ludwig, Martha Vargas, Dan Prudhomme, Dave Bellin, Ray Mortensen, Pat Klaver, Laura Tenpenny, Babz Nannyonjo, Mike Wormsbacher, taneisha Brewster- Francis, Adrienne La Rosa, Gary Shelton, and Mel Sanchez.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz points and smiles at Vice President Kamala Harris as the crowd continues to cheer for her during their rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday August 20th, 2024 at the Fiserv Forum.

[Photo] Democrats focus on the badger state

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
August 22, 2024
Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum's decoration and layout to host Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for their rally on Tuesday night August 20th, 2024.

Leon Benjamin, a Republican and a pastor, wears a MAGA Black hat while in Milwaukee attending a Republican National Convention (RNC) event.

Listening to Black Republicans

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photography Editor
July 30, 2024
Dr. Joann Fisher, war veteran and advocate for women and male war vets, poses for a picture at an RNC event in Milwaukee.

Dr Joann Fisher, Veteran and advocate for Vets, poses for a picture with a reporter for the AM 970 The Answer radio show during an event at the Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee during the RNC.

Protestors approach police officers that stand guard on the hard perimeter of the RNC.

Milwaukee protestors make their mark during RNC

by Cierra Pleshette Wilson, Photographer
July 23, 2024
A family member of D’Vontaye Mitchell wears a shirt in his honor at a protest in Milwaukee.

Brian Verdin, a member of Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist Political Repr.ession, holds a sign that reads "Stop Police Crimes"

Protestors are overcome with emotion as they walk to support Samuel Sharpe Jr. "Jah" and D’Vontaye Mitchell. Sharpe was shot and killed after refusing to drop two knives while running toward another Black man. Mitchell was killed outside the Hyatt Hotel after being held down and restrained by security guards.

A cousin of D’Vontaye Mitchell shouts in the microphone "Say his name! D’Vontaye Mitchell!" at a protest during the RNC in Milwaukee.

A protestor with a sign that reads "End war on Black America" in Milwaukee during the RNC.

Police stand guard as protestors approach the hard perimeter of the RNC.

A protestor hugs the brother of D’Vontaye Mitchell who was killed on June 30, outside the Hyatt Hotel after being held down and restrained by security guards.

A large screen on the right of the stage during Salt-N-Pepa’s performance at Wisconsin State Fair on August 4.

[Photo] Shaggy and Salt-N-Pepa performance

August 11, 2023
B.Justice performing on the main stage at the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival in Milwaukee on August 6.

Bronzeville Week Festival

by Cierra Pleshette, Writer
August 11, 2023
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